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For this reason. alabama has a split republican party among populous lines. sessions base is in the church going rural republicans. shelby is the guru of the affluent republicans in birmingham and montgomery and mobile. and his signal to them is to all you birmingham law firms and other people in the republican establishment, sessions is our guy. we need him for nasa in huntsville, the medical center in birmingham and the ship building industry in mobile. >> i love the way you talk, hal. i love ...

And "the washington post" reports that the president has even joked to senators and white house aides he would move to alabama and compete against sessions himself in the primary. what does that mean? for more im joined by robert costa, and hal raines. robert, why would a president talk about going down and competing in a primary in a senate nomination when hes already president of the united states just out of spite? >> just a few days ago on the way to that kentucky rally trump was musing to h...

Counsel is going to forget that remark. okay, since youve got them, lets see them. so its not within the normal rules of political combat, congressional procedure, certainly jurisprudence to see the targets confessing in plain sight. >> havent seen that before. well take a break. michael schmidt, thank you for joining us with your breaking news report. we really appreciate that. ned price, thank you for joining us. hal raines is going to stay with us. well hear from him later. and as weve been...

Request or him needling the press knowing that you would get outraged by it. >> you are one of the loudest critics of china and its human rights abuses. is it okay for him to ask to say that -- >> i dont think its a real -- i think he did it to get you guys, to provoke you to ask me and others and get outraged by it. >> joining us now is ed mcmullen, former cia operative and former independent presidential candidate. co-founder of stand up, republic, and hal raines is back with us. evan, your re...

That donald trump has decided to subordinate to his own personal and political prerogatives. >> hal raines, "new york times," michael schmidt, doing more great reporting tonight. advancing the story. and then we see the congress then taking sometimes what weve discovered in newspaper reports, advancing that. have you seen this kind of rhythm before unfold in -- in these kind of stories? >> yes. there are echoes of watergate and of the clinton impeachment. first i want to say, though, lawrence, t...

I dont necessarily think that the who matters so much to these voters as you get out on the campaign trail. certainly matters to us here in washington. i think what gabe is saying makes a great point, that there is, think, a little bit of a downside to the fact that maybe it is 100 people. you want to know that its one of the people that is a household name so when you come out, the president could easily turn around and say, see, they will look for anyone who is saying. i think its a valid poin...

Was gone after yesterday. >> i guess were doing our favorite hal raines quotes. you used to talk about raising the creative metabolism of an organization. is that correct, sir? >> thats correct. on that point, let me say having had the experience of being scooped by the "new york daily news" on more than one occasion, i have absolute respect for our sister publication. >> trying to stoke a rivalry and you end up in a mutual admiration -- we could use more of this in our lives. the creative metab...

Were in no way surprised by what happened when senator shelby went on cnn on sunday. >> it all comes down to alabama, especially during football season. its a fascinating place where you live, from mobile across the water to the gorgeous town of fair hope on north through talladega, and then birmingham, all the way to huntsville. hal raines, a real pleasure to have your viewpoint on air with us, thank you very much. >> thank you, brian. >> weve hustled steve kornacki, after a telephone call to o...

>> john, that might be worthwhile or necessary depending on the outcome of the race, if theres any process like we saw senator mcconnell overseeing with senator packwood and politically would be a nightmare for republicans. >> it would. and not going to come to pass unless roy moore wins the race. but its getting increasingly difficult to see him win the race. one outlier poll showed jones ahead, i think the more realistic democrats think this is competitive, theyre in the game. but alabama has ...

Listening and very exacting standards. and shes not hal raines. i mean, he was a much tougher hombre, but thats a worry people have. on the other hand, she was bill kellers partner for eight years. >> she saw what worked for bill. i mean -- if she -- she was his partner, and she obviously saw -- >> and also -- >> what worked and what didnt work with "the times." >> also, if you know that about yourself -- i do think one of the problems with hal raines, his deputy also wasnt a people person. you ...